| Posted by FSWood on May 5, 2013 | |
Struck by how deep and rich the landscape colors are.
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Does this operation still continue? This is an amazing little railroad.
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Woah....is all I gotta say.
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Great diorama! Particularly good trestle work.
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No this does not operate any more. A trestle fire farther down the canyon severed this section.
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Awesome shot! The colors are so vivid, it looks like a model railroad
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This really is an amazing, rich photograph, absolutely superb. Thank you for sharing it.
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My goodness Dave. This is phenomenal. What I wouldn't give to go back in time to shoot the Camas Prairie.
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Sorry to hear that a trestle fire ended traffic here. Sadly, The Southwestern RR in the lonely northeast corner of Texas Panhandle faced a similar demise when a large trestle was destroyed by fire. The railroad closed for good after that, and the tracks are gone.
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Top shelf picture! My question is why was the loaded center beam on the tail-end. Loads should be on the head-end.
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The tugs on the Snake River is why this line is not operating anymore. It's cheaper to truck it the couple hours from the prairie to Lewiston and load it on a boat. The BGCM would run a loco or hi-rail up here once a year to clear off the line of rocks and debris for a motorcar club. I have been told that if this line is "abandoned" then the Lapwai Creek must be reverted back to its original creekbed (as this is all tribal land) so it stays in "railbanked" status.
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Great shot of this railroad in operation! As others have noted, this section is no longer in use due to a lightning-caused bridge fire on Bridge 21.3, the next bridge downgrade after Tunnel 3 (cut before portal visible at right). I took a bicycle trip down here a few weeks ago to see and photograph this Lapwai Canyon section; RPNet photo No. 444365 (http://www.railpictures.net/photo/444365) is a shot of Bridge 21.3's burned-out remains.
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David, amazing photograph! I grew up in southern Idaho with sand dunes and desert. I never knew it could look so wonderful. This would make incredible posters and puzzles. Congrats on the awards. Thanks for sharing your talent with us.
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